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THRISSUR - MY HOMETOWN: PART 3

 Here comes another part of the story of my hometown. Here, I want to focus more on the geographical features of the city area.  As said in the first part, Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala, is located in the exact centre of the state, around 300 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, 80 km north of Kochi, 120 km south-east of Kozhikode and almost the same distance south-west of Coimbatore. Geographically, it is placed 76'15 East of Greenwhich and 9'5 North of Equator, and is located in the Torrid Zone of the Earth, like the whole South India. The whole city is situated around a hillock called 'Vrishabhadri', where the mighty Vadakkumnathan Temple stands. In fact, there is another story that the word Thrissur actually comes from 'Vrishabhadripuram', meaning 'the city on Vrishabhadri. But, the idea which I told in the first part is the popular one. The stunning Swaraj round in the city is built around this hillock and Vadakumnathan Temple. Thus, no one coming...
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THRISSUR - MY HOMETOWN: PART 2

This is the second part of my note about my hometown. In the last part, I gave a brief introduction on Thrissur city. Here, I am writing about the history of Thrissur, from prehistoric times until the present day. Hope everyone enjoys it. The history of Thrissur traces back to the stone age, as evident from the presence of numerous pre-historic monuments in the vicinity. Areas like Ramavarmapuram, Viyyur, Kuttur, Cheroor and Villadam witness numerous such monuments. A special thing to be noted is the existence of a huge menhir (single stone) in Ramavarmapuram, a major suburb of the city, which is 15 ft tall and 12.4 ft wide. It is widely considered to be a remnant of stone age, and is believed to be a burial stone. Tools like axes, scrappers, bows, arrows, etc. are also placed in the Archeological Museum located here. While going through the district, we can see such remnants in places like Ariyannur, Chiramanangad, Porkulam, Kattakambal, Eyyal, Akathiyoor, etc., all located in Chavakk...
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THRISSUR - MY HOMETOWN : PART -1

This is my first major post in my blogs. Hope this will be a great success. Here, I am writing about my hometown - Thrissur. It was just a while ago that I planned to write about my hometown. So, let's start. Thrissur, popularly referred to as the Cultural Capital of Kerala, is a major city located in the central part of the state. It is one among the six municipal corporations in Kerala, along with Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur. It is also the headquarters of Thrissur district, which spans over 3,022 sq.km in area. It is the fourth-largest city by both area and population in Kerala; and the 12th largest city in India by area and 20th largest by population. It is located around 300 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the executive & legislative capital of Kerala, and 80 km north of Kochi, the economic & judicial capital. It is also the venue of the famous Thrissur Pooram, the most popular temple festival in Kerala, which is popularly known as 'Poor...
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INTRODUCTION TO BLOGS

 Hello everyone, My name is Vishal Sathyan. I hail from Thrissur town in Kerala state of India, and I'm now a civil service aspirant. In this blog channel, I want to write on various topics I like, for eg.: Travel, Food, Spirituality and also on family matters. Hope everyone will support my channel.
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